Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-28
me cAsEsES.

Tbs political pFopasts sre once mose
basy wsth President Clsvslandps oaps-
set. since sscrstaFy ManninG's rstife-
nsut they have bean unusually qoses'
bot they ere bsginslng 70 vaR their
tongues once more.
WHEN The Prsaidsna catered upon the
dates Of his oElse, 10 YES sasd 70 b his
intention 70 retain his Cabinet tntaes
unsiI tbs end Of bis Administration.
He ala net consider, however, that
broken health might compel some Of the |
members Of bis political hoasshold 70
retire, and be vas aoeoEdingiy greatly |
disappointed when Sscfetary Manning
found 10 necessary 70 Isaye ths Treas
ury Department. For . long time NE
Preaiasnt Opposed The fssirsmsns OF
Manning and sndeAvoFed By giving
him prolonged leave Of sbssnes to re-
tain bis Oabinsl 81 least nominaIiy I'M
broken. when at last u became certain
that the Cabinet nuss be bsoksn. 10 vas
Tie general oDinion that the President
would take the opportunity 70 recon-
s.ruei q almost entirely. He did not
do 90, however. and thus far the Cabi-
net has remained a. 10 VS. hFss eoDsti-
tnted, except that Manning vas com
PEELED 10 give place 20 Rairchiid.
10 IL ssppossd, however, that with the
original circle ODce broken, the Presi-
dents almost Separations aversion 70
changes 10 his Cabinst has disappeared.
u Is esFtain that be offered Attorney
General Garland position on the Inter
STATE O0mmsFss Oommissios, and 10 10
ReneFalIy believed that be would have
teen willing 10 transfer the same ees'
tIsman 70 The BapTsme beach II Mr..
Garland bad not publicly announced
his intention 10 retire 10 private life In
March, 1859.
II IL nov said BY The political proph-
e.a. Who pFophesy With ell their old
time assurance in spite Of tbe fact that
they have 90 oftsn been pat TO oOnfu-
sion By Mr.. Uleveland's peFverse dispo-
slGion, that Secretary Lamar 10 soon 10
bs transferred from the Cabinet 10 the
Baprene Bsnch. General Black, the
present Commissioner Of Pensions, u
l. said, uill become Secretary Of The In
terror. Il IL also said 10 be not lmpos-
sihIe that Secretary Endiootl gill soon
Leave The War Department. The Pres
iaens is doubtless anxious 10 And .
soApegoat who will help him to bear
the load Of bis rebel hag order, aud
Rndlooll would probably do a. veil "a
any other. The relations between the
President and the Secretary Of War are
said not 20 be Of q cordial nature, and
The disappsArsDoe Of Mr.. EadiOOti from
the Cabinet, 10 Is hinted, would not
grisve the Presidential hsaFt, espe-
slally a. II would be an excellent piece
OF political strategy TO puaish the emit
nent and respectable Massachusetts
warrior for not having foreseen how BIG
a musa President Cleveland was about
b make when he issued Ihe rebel aas
otder.
The next Natioaal election is ap
proaohine. and the President may thinl
Il necessary to atone FOR some Of thc
blunders be made when he originally
constructed his Cabinet. asographi
ollly speaking, II waa-and is-th'
mosa extraordinary CAT met ever seen
Il has one member from New England
two fron New York. three from th'
south. and only one from The Rrea
West II is fairly representative Of th'
great European city 81 The mouth of tn
Hudson and The late Confederats States
bat the man Who constructed Il vai
evidently dsusely ignorant Of the couE
try lyinR north Of the Ohio river anC
west Of Buffalo. II wsuld accordingly
be an excellent move to substitute Gen
HlaoA, a Western man and 9 soldier o.
the Union. for Secretary Lamar. I
southernsr and soldier OF the Coated
eraoy. Mr.. Cleveland will have th'
electoral votes Of the South next yea
In any event. bu, those Of the North arr
YET 10 be Wen.
SO The prophets waR their tongues
and. prophets a. they are, Il ls possible
that they lell some truth. AZ least, thi
country should nOa be surprised II I
charge in The Cabinet Is shortly an
noanoed. for The prophets have gives
due warning that 70 IL 10 Be.